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Hafler DH-500 amp rewire

Can anyone please comment on what wire I should use to re-wire my Hafler DH-500?

The amp sounds great, but with the original wires at 18ga, and some frayed, I would think it's an obvious and cheap tweak.

Does anyone know what the original wire was, manufacturer / type.

Another obvious question is whether going a little thicker, like 16ga or 14ga, would improve the audio. Funny how the Canare 4S11 speaker cables are fed by an 18ga wire inside the amp.

I've also read of undesirable results when changing the wires, even when going to expensive options such as silver.

Cheers,
alex333

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alex333 OP
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Dgordonl,
Are you saying to use the wires inside the Belden 19364 power cord for the audio path?

Also, just to make 100% sure, the above has 3 wires of 14 ga each, so I would take it apart and use each wire separately, yes?

BTW already doing the IEC socket, plus thinking of bypassing the power switch completely (unit is always on anyways, plus more points of failure).

Looking for good fuse blocks for the audio path, inline, so they can hang on the wire instead of mounting on the floor.

Thanks so much, Alex
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